desperation
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Finally, there was Paine, a direct witness to the military desperation of late 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
"They are voting in desperation for services instead of party identity just to escape the dire living circumstances we know are so widespread," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
"I was horrified how they'd treated me, I was mentally in a mess, so out of desperation to run away from it all, I bought myself out of my contract."
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Wilson, who was the biographer for A. Philip Randolph, the iconic civil rights and labor leader, said the Ohio FBI raids “were an act of desperation that will backfire and only inspire greater voter turnout.”
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
Silent tears spilled from her eyes, and she looked at Dad with such desperation, like she wanted him to save her.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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